Posted on Aug 26, 2023
Judge temporarily blocks state’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
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A Texas judge on Friday temporarily blocked a state law that would ban transgender minors from accessing transition-related medical care.
The law, passed by the Texas Legislature earlier this year, was set to go into effect next month, but Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel wrote in her ruling the law likely violates the Texas Constitution because it infringes on a parent’s right to make decisions about their child’s custody, care and control.
“This fundamental right includes the rights of parents to give, withhold and withdraw consent to medical treatment for their children,” she wrote. “This fundamental right also includes the right to seek and to follow medial advice to protect the health and well being of their minor children.”
The law should be temporarily halted, she added, otherwise the plaintiffs will suffer “probable, imminent and irreparable” harm.
Cantú Hexsel’s decision comes a week after a group of family members of transgender youth and LGBTQ organizations testified in court, asking for an injunction that would prevent the law, Senate bill 14, from going into effect on Sept. 1.
The law, passed by the Texas Legislature earlier this year, was set to go into effect next month, but Travis County District Court Judge Maria Cantú Hexsel wrote in her ruling the law likely violates the Texas Constitution because it infringes on a parent’s right to make decisions about their child’s custody, care and control.
“This fundamental right includes the rights of parents to give, withhold and withdraw consent to medical treatment for their children,” she wrote. “This fundamental right also includes the right to seek and to follow medial advice to protect the health and well being of their minor children.”
The law should be temporarily halted, she added, otherwise the plaintiffs will suffer “probable, imminent and irreparable” harm.
Cantú Hexsel’s decision comes a week after a group of family members of transgender youth and LGBTQ organizations testified in court, asking for an injunction that would prevent the law, Senate bill 14, from going into effect on Sept. 1.
Judge temporarily blocks state’s ban on gender-affirming care for trans youth
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Though the care is highly individualized, some children and parents may decide to use reversible puberty suppression therapy. This part of the process may also include hormone therapy that can lead to gender-affirming physical change. Surgical procedures prohibited under the law, however, are not typically done on children and many health care providers do not offer them to minors.
Some Republicans have expressed concern over long-term outcomes of the treatments. But major medical associations say that gender-affirming care is clinically appropriate for children and adults with gender dysphoria – a psychological distress that may result when a person’s gender identity and sex assigned at birth do not align, according to the American Psychiatric Association."
..."Though the care is highly individualized, some children and parents may decide to use reversible puberty suppression therapy. This part of the process may also include hormone therapy that can lead to gender-affirming physical change. Surgical procedures prohibited under the law, however, are not typically done on children and many health care providers do not offer them to minors.
Some Republicans have expressed concern over long-term outcomes of the treatments. But major medical associations say that gender-affirming care is clinically appropriate for children and adults with gender dysphoria – a psychological distress that may result when a person’s gender identity and sex assigned at birth do not align, according to the American Psychiatric Association."
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